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_aLewin, Walter H. G. _9834 |
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_aFor the love of physics : _bfrom the end of the rainbow to the edge of time-- a journey through the wonders of physics / _cWalter Lewin with Warren Goldstein. |
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250 | _a1st Free Press hardcover ed. | ||
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_aNew York : _bFree Press, _c2011. |
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_axvi, 302 p. : _bill. (some col.) ; _c24 cm. |
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500 | _aIncludes index. | ||
505 | 0 | _aFrom the nucleus to deep space -- Measurements, uncertainties, and the stars -- Bodies in motion -- The magic of drinking with a straw -- Over and under--outside and inside--the rainbow -- The harmonies of strings and winds -- The wonders of electricity -- The mysteries of magnetism -- Energy conservation--plus ça change . . . -- X-rays from outer space! -- X-ray ballooning, the early days -- Cosmic catastrophes, neutron stars, and black holes -- Celestial ballet -- X-ray bursters! -- Ways of seeing. | |
520 | _aLargely autobiographical account of the author's life as one who fell in love first with physics and then with teaching physics to students. | ||
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_aLewin, Walter H. G. _9835 |
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_aPhysicists _vBiography. _zMassachusetts _9836 |
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_aCollege teachers _vBiography. _zMassachusetts _9837 |
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_aPhysics _xStudy and teaching _zNetherlands. _9838 |
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_aGoldstein, Warren. _9839 |
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